REAL Stella at Dan Murphys

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banger
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REAL Stella at Dan Murphys

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Afternoon all,

Just a quick one to let you know that I picked up a slab of proper imported Stella (as opposed to the 'brewed under licence' rubbish they've been passing off as Stella) at Dan Murphys in Vermont this morning for $45. A pretty good deal for real Stella methinks.
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Post by blandy »

:D

Is it any different?

did you have to check the lable, or was it advertised in the shop?
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Post by KEG »

is that the burwood east one on the corner of burwood hwy/springvale rd? or is there another one actually *in* vermont?
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Post by banger »

Blandy in my humble opinion, the stuff they brew down on the banks of the Yarra is little different from most of the other 'beer' they brew down there at CUB. Real Stella tastes like....well, real Stella. The box was clearly marked imported, and the contents also clearly marked.

KEG, sorry it's the one at Brentford Square, on Canterbury Road near Forest Hill.
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Post by gregb »

Banger, can you do a blind side by side comparison for us?

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Post by KEG »

my local bottle shop occasionally gets import stella. it indeed is MUCH better.
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Post by MOFO »

Stella, Heineken, Corona - all better when imported.

I know someone who owns a bar in Bondi. He gets it all from a company which imports it. The funny thing is, he lands it for $19 a case - whereas he can not get it anywhere near that even if buying direct from the breweries in Australia for the "branded" megaswill. Quite often the cheapest he can get it is around $25-30, and often that is from a bottle shop on special. So, there is much to say for importing the beer from a taste perspective for the customer, and a cost/profit perspective from a bar owner.
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Post by banger »

Greg,

Happy to do a blind test for you. Will probably take 6 of each to be certain, so if you can organise the beers, I'll taste them for you.. :P
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Post by blandy »

banger wrote:Greg,

Happy to do a blind test for you. Will probably take 6 of each to be certain, so if you can organise the beers, I'll taste them for you.. :P
what's your definition of "blind" here, Banger? :D
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Post by banger »

Mmm...somewhat different to Greg's after 12 Stella's I'd think :lol:
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